ESE

¹ American  

Or E.S.E.

abbreviation

1. east-southeast.

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-ese ² American  

1. a suffix forming adjectival derivatives of placenames, especially countries or cities; frequently used nominally to denote the inhabitants of the place or their language: Faroese; Japanese; Vietnamese; Viennese . By analogy with such language names, -ese occurs in coinages denoting in a disparaging, often facetious way a characteristic jargon, style, or accent: Brooklynese; bureaucratese; journalese; computerese .

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-ese ¹ British  

suffix

1. indicating place of origin, language, or style

   Cantonese

   Japanese

   journalese

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ESE ² British  

symbol

1. east-southeast

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Usage

What else does ese mean? Ese, amigo, hombre. Or, in English slang, dude, bro, homey. Ese is a Mexican-Spanish slang term of address for a fellow man. How do you pronounce ese?[ es-ey ] or [ ey-sey ]

Etymology

Origin of -ese

First recorded in 1895–1900; probably originally from Italian -ese, later representing Spanish, Portuguese -es, French -ais, -ois, all from Latin -ēnsem “pertaining to, originating in”; see -ensis

Example Sentences

Esco Technologies ESE -3.31%decrease; red down pointing triangle agreed to acquire TBG’s Megger Group business in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $2.35 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The proprietary, high-quality pressurized portafilter can use pressurized and unpressurized baskets to accommodate pre-ground coffee, fresh ground or ESE pods.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021

“He’s a rock star here,” said Joe Haskill, who leads Ida Baker’s ESE program.

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2016

ESE Seoul were collected from a cement-walled pit at the Seoul City Water Works; a specimen of Elaphe rufodorsata taken in the pit had eaten one hylid.

From Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea by Byers, George W.

Low Archipelago, for 3 hours 81.8 81.6 80 79.6 17 55 S 140 43 W S, 56° W 20 148 ESE 4 to 5 29   ...

From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie